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MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
CARTERS’ SPECIAL “ MILLTR/CK” BRAND. 
Trocure fresh 
Photographed from Nature and Copyrighted by J. C. ^ Co. 
MUSHROOMS BY SIMI'LE METHODS. 
Pretara/ion of Material. — This is the most essential point to be studied to ensvire success, 
stable manure, which should consist of half droppings and half short litter ; this must be thoroughly turned oyer 
every other day for about a fortnight. Manure obtained from unhealthy cattle, or from those who ha\e been fed 
on green food or carrots, should not be used for this purpose. . r i ■ i i i i v 
Por Making Outdoor Beds.— 1 \\.t material should be put mto a heap, the measurements of which should be, 
when made up, 2 ft. 6 in. at bottom, 2 ft. 6 in. high, and 6 in. wide at the top, and to any length lequiied, the 
whole to be firmly put together. After making the bed, put stakes down the centre by winch to gauge the heat, 
and cover all with long litter ; after three or four days pull out the stakes, and when the tempciature is at about 
8o" the bed is ready for spawning ; break the bricks of spawn into pieces about the size of a hen s egg, and put it 
into the bed about 8 inches apart ; cover the whole with fresh fibrous loam, and beat it well, making the surface 
cpiite firm, lightly water and smooth the surface wdth the back of a spade, finally cover up with long litter and 
Russian mats to keep away light and excessive moisture. , r n i i ... , ,o . ,n„ k..., 
Mushrooms may also be grown in any shed or cellar where the temperature does not fall below 45 , 'by best 
site for a bed is a hard dry floor. A moderate size bed would measure 5 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x I ft. When 
made up and well pressed down, in about six weeks Mushrooms should show, and llie bed should then ha\e a 
light watering with tepid water about every ten days, as success depends u])on maintaining an even temperature. 
Another and very easy mode of providing a supply of Mushrooms in the autimn and early winter months is 
to insert lumps of spawn, in August, in the beds that are devoted to Cucumbers and Melons. By that lime the 
heal of the fermenting materials has declined to the proper temperature for the spawn to lun (fce'y 1 abd just 
when the Cucumbers, &c. , are ready for removal, large quantities of Mushrooms are often seen hi caking through the 
flings, the supply is continued for a long time. I he spawn should 
soil, and with protection in the form of hay cov 
be inserted rather deeply — 4 or 5 inches. 
Carters’ Speciai, Muswroom Spawn. 
os. 6d. I Brick, Carriage and Packing free 
IS. 6d. 4 Bricks, ,, ., 
3s. od. 8 ,, ,, >1 
55. 6d. 16 ,, ,, >> 
7s. od. 24 ,, ,, •> 
I Brick 
4 Bricks ... 
8 
16 ,, (l bu.shcl) 
24 ,, 
os. Qd. 
2s. od. 
4s. ckI. 
6s. 6d. 
8s. od. 
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238, bi 97, Hh;h Hoi.born, I.oNroN. — 1907. 
